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I will hazard a guess. Cerf liked the top-level organization scheme com/org/edu because he worked hard on it and it carries meaningful information about the own
by javajosh 4y ago
I will hazard a guess. Cerf liked the top-level organization scheme com/org/edu because he worked hard on it and it carries meaningful information about the owner of the domain. E.g. identifies the domain-owner as either a for-profit corp, a non-profit org, or a school. By contrast new tlds like "app" or "website" imply absolutely nothing about the domain or the person/org that owns it. So there's a net loss in meaning. Effectively the domain variability has leaked into the tld.
It's a worthy discussion for HN.
- arbitrage 4y agoThe .com and .org namespace has been diluted in meaning for decades. You can make no useful inference about the owner of a .com or a .org domain name. They literally signify nothing anymore.
- bombcar 4y agoOriginally the hierarchy was supposed to be much more defined. But domains are so cheap nobody bothers. You see it a bit in .gov and .edu where subdomains are actually delegated somewhat sometimes.
- tomcam 4y agoLove your speculation, agree it would make a wonderful discussion here.